Flamengo players were the target of an attempted robbery in the early hours of Thursday, after arriving in Rio de Janeiro, according to the club. The car carrying goalkeeper Agustín Rossi was hit by four shots. No one was injured. According to the club, when they arrived in the capital at around 5:30 am, after a match in Argentina valid for the Libertadores, some players' cars suffered an attempted robbery on Linha Amarela, in the Bonsucesso neighborhood, in the north of Rio. The car where Rossi was, which is armored, was hit by four shots. Despite the serious occurrence, the attempt did not succeed and none of the athletes or vehicle occupants were injured. According to Flamengo's press office, the attempted robbery did not succeed and all the team's players involved are at home. In a statement, goalkeeper Rossi said he was a 'victim of the lack of security that plagues Rio de Janeiro' and thanked the fans' messages. The Military Police reported that agents from the Highway Patrol Battalion carried out searches in the area and took some victims to the 21st Police Station in Bonsucesso. According to the Civil Police, two vehicles were stolen on Linha Amarela in the morning of the 8th. The agents requested security camera images and other actions are underway to investigate the crime. The Lamsa concessionaire, which manages Linha Amarela, said that a team was dispatched to the scene, at the exit 7 in Bonsucesso, heading towards Barra da Tijuca. However, when they arrived at the location, the driver was no longer there. Flamengo played in Santiago del Estero, where they drew 1-1 with Central Córdoba on Wednesday night at the Único Madre de Ciudades stadium, in the fourth round of Group C of the Libertadores. The players will return to training on Thursday afternoon at the Ninho do Urubu for the match against Bahia on Saturday in the Brasileirão.
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